The Things We Leave Unfinished

by Rebecca Yarros

“I love you so much that my heart feels like it beats within your body.

“There’s a warning, a sound your heart makes the first time it realizes it’s no longer safe with the person you trusted.”

Please don’t treat me as less than equal because I chose this family twice. If you wanted a wife who would do nothing more than cook your meals, warm your bed, and have your babies, then you chose the wrong woman. Do not mistake my sacrifices for smiling compliance.

“Some things you have to fight for, Georgia. You can’t just walk away and leave it unfinished when it gets too complicated. If I could fly off and fight the Nazis to win your love, I would. But all I’ve got to battle with are your demons, and they’re kicking my ass. Keep that in mind while you’re reading those endings, the good and the…poignant. The epic, rare love story in this room isn’t Scarlett and Jameson. It’s you and me.”

It simply wasn’t possible to live in a world where he didn’t exist,